bigcletus94
Registered User
Just installed the alternator yesterday and it improved my charging from 11.8v at idle to 14.2v at idle. However when I started my car tonight after work, I noticed this horrendous growling coming from somewhere under the hood. I think it is either the newly installed alternator, or my PS pump. The ps pump has some murky black fluid in it (it was red at one pont), but I don’t think its coincidence that it is starting to act up now. I think it is the alternator.
Can I remove the belt and start the car to rule out the SC might be making the noise? It is so loud it is hard to tell where it is coming from. Has anyone else had problems with alternators from Autozone?